Baby Boy Names that Start with G

From Gable to Gyles and everything in between, hundreds of baby boy names starting with the letter G along with the meanings and origin of each name.

Baby Naming Tip – Check out how popular baby boy names you’re thinking about choosing is. You may want a trendy, popular name but keep in mind that trends change, often from year to year. On the plus side, there’s always common ground for your child with another child they share a name with.

Most Popular Baby Boy Names Starting with G in 2018

First we’ll start with the most
popular baby boy names from 2018. They were:

Rank

Name

1

Grayson

2

Gabriel

3

Greyson

4

Gavin

5

George

6

Gael

7

Giovanni

8

Graham

9

Grant

10

Griffin

11

Gunner

12

Gideon

13

Garrett

14

Gage

15

Gregory

16

Grady

17

Gianni

18

Gunnar

19

Gerardo

20

Gustavo

Grayson was the most popular baby boy name starting with G in 2018. This should come as no surprise as Grayson has been the most common baby boy name starting with G as far back as 2009. What a run!

Here’s how the top three names have looked over the past
decade:

2018’s Most Popular Baby Boy Names Starting With G

Grayson wasn’t just popular for G boy names in 2018. Overall
it was the number 32 most popular name among all baby boy names in 2018. Here’s
how it looked when compared to all baby boys born in 2018.

Names About As Popular as Grayson

While Grayson was a popular choice in 2018, you can see it
was only about 100% as popular a baby boy name as Luke. Just for fun, let’s take a look at the most
popular baby boy names beginning with G throughout history.

Most Popular Baby Boy Names Starting With G

Now let’s look into what boy’s names lost and gained
popularity in 2018, again only for names starting with G.

2018 Trending Boy Names Starting With G

As you can see, Genesis jumped by 24 slots while Gerard lost some ranking in 2018 by 2 spots.

Unique Baby Boy Names Starting With G

While it’s fun to see what lots of other people are naming
their babies, many people prefer to find baby names that are more uncommon. To
that end, below is the some of the more unique baby boy names starting with G.

Rank

Name

1

Giancarlo

2

Greysen

3

Gianluca

4

Giovani

5

Gino

6

Gilbert

7

German

8

Gian

9

Gerard

10

Glenn

11

Garrison

12

Gray

13

Gilberto

14

Granger

15

Guy

16

Gadiel

17

Gonzalo

18

Gentry

19

Gionni

20

Gauge

Overall, Giancarlo was the 1022th most popular boy
name in 2018 with 200 babies. That means there were 43x more Graysons than Giancarlos
last year. That makes it a very unique name!

If you don’t have your name in mind yet, don’t worry! Below we
present a list of literally every baby boy name starting with G, the name’s
meaning and origin. Good luck and have a wonderful day.

Including Top Baby Boy Names and Unique Baby Boy Names Beginning with G

Gabai through Gallus

GabaiHebrew — delight, adornment

GableFrench — Little Gabriel. A man of God.

GaborHungarian — Hungarian form of Gabriel. A man of God.

GabrielHebrew — God is my strength. One of the archangels in the Bible. A boy or girl’s name.

GadielHebrew — God is my fortune.

GadilArabic — God is my wealth

Gafnaunknown

GaganHindu

GageOld French — A pledge.

GairIrish Gaelic — Short.

GaiusLatin — To rejoice.

Galahad — From a place name in the Bible. One of King Arthur’s knights.

Gale — A stranger. A boy or girl’s name.

GalenGreek — The calm one, or the helper. A boy or girl’s name.

GalenoSpanish — little bright one

GalipTurkish — winner

GallagherIrish Gaelic — The foreign helper.

GallardOld French — From gay and lively, or a dandy.

GallowayGaelic — A stranger or foreigner.

Gallus — From Shakespeare’s play Antony & Cleopatra.

Galor through Garett

GalorOld French — From gay and lively, or a dandy.

GaltonOld English — From the rented estate or farm.

GalvinIrish Gaelic — The right one.

GalwayGaelic — A stranger or foreigner.

GamalArabic — camel

GamalielHebrew — The recompense of God. A biblical name.

GamanHindu

GambaAfrican — warrior

GambleNorse — old

GamelScandinavian — The old one.

GananAboriginal — From the west.

GandolfTeutonic — The progress of the wolf.

GaneshSanskrit — The lord of the hosts. The elephant-headed Hindu God of wisdom.

GannonIrish Gaelic — The little blond or fair one.

GanymedeGreek — A mythological youth.

GaraHungarian — goshawk

GardinerOld French — One who tends the garden.

Gardner — A gardener.

GarethWelsh — Gentle, or an old man.

GarettAnglo-Saxon — powerful with the spear

Garfield through Garyson

GarfieldOld English — From the triangular field or battlefield.

GarinOld German — warrior

GarlandOld French — A crown or wreath of flowers. A boy or girl’s name.

GarmanOld English — The spearman.

GarmondOld English — A spear protector.

GarnerOld French — One who tends the garden.

GarnetOld French — Dark red, from the colour of pomegranates. Also the name of a gemstone. A boy or girl’s name.

GarrettEnglish — English from Old French. A spear warrior. Also see Gerald and Gerard.

GarrickOld English — Leads by the spear.

GarridanEnglish — you hid

Garrison — Troops in battle.

Garron — Guardian.

Garry — To watch.

GarthOld Norse — A field or garden.

GartonOld Norse — A dweller at the fenced farm.

GarveyGaelic — From the rough place.

GarvinTeutonic — A spear friend.

GarwoodOld English — From the Firtrees.

GaryEnglish/Teutonic — English: A spearman. Also from the name Gareth, Tuetonic: Garfield and Garrett.

GarysonOld English — son of Gary

Gaspar through Gelar

GasparPersian — The master of the treasure. Also see Caspar and Jasper.

GassyOld Norse — The staff of the Goths.

GastonFrench — A man from the province of Gascony.

GauravHindu

GautamHindu

GautamaSanskrit — The name of the Buddha.

GautierFrench — A mighty ruler.

Gavan — White hawk.

GavinCeltic — Little hawk.

GavrieRussian — man of God

GavrilRussian — A man of God.

GawainCeltic — A battle hawk. One of king Arthur?s legendary knights. Also see Gavin.

GayleHebrew — Father’s joy. A boy or girl’s name.

GaylordOld French — Brave.

GearyOld English — Changeable.

GedeonHungarian — warrior, devastator

GeertGermanic — brave strength

GeetHindu

GeirNorse — spear

GelarAboriginal — A brother.

Gene through Gerzson

GeneGreek — Noble, wellborn. A boy or girl’s name.

GenesisHebrew — origin

GeoffTeutonic — Divinely peaceful. Derived from Godfrey.

GeoffreyTeutonic — Divinely peaceful. Derived from Godfrey.

Geordi — Hill near meadows.

Geordie — Hill near meadows.

GeorgeGreek — A tiller of the soil (farmer).

Geradstrange understanding of other people

GeraintWelsh — Gentle, or an old man.

GeraldEnglish from Old French — A spear warrior. Also see Garrett and Gerard.

GerardEnglish from Old French — A spear warrior, or brave spearman. Also see Garrett and Gerald.

GerikPolish — prosperous spearman

GermainLatin — A brother. A male version of Germaine.

GeromeGreek — A sacred or holy name.

GeronimoItalian — A sacred or holy name.

GerryEnglish from Old French — A spear warrior. A boy or girl’s name.

GershomHebrew — In exile. A stranger.

GervaseTeutonic — A spear servant.

GerwynWelsh — Fair love.

GerzsonHungarian — stranger, banished

Gethin through Ginton

GethinWelsh — Dark-skinned.

GhassanArabic — In the prime of youth.

GiKorean — The brave one.

GiacobbeItalian — Italian form of Jacob. Held by the heel.

GiacomoItalian — The supplanter.

GianniItalian — Italian form of John. God is gracious.

GibsonOld English — Son of Gilbert. Trusted.

GideonHebrew — The mighty warrior. A biblical name.

GiffordTeutonic — A gift.

GilbertTeutonic — Trusted.

GilbyNorse — A pledge.

GilchristGaelic — The servant of Christ.

GilesGreek — A kid, or young goat.

GilfordOld English — By the ford.

Gillespie — Servant of the Bishop.

GilletFrench — Little Gilbert. Trusted.

GilmerScottish Gaelic — A servant of the Virgin Mary.

GilroyGaelic — A son of the red-haired man.

GinoItalian — Short for names ending with Gino.

GintonArabic — a garden

Giordano through Godfrey

GiordanoItalian — Flowing down, as in the River Jordan.

GiovanniItalian — God is gracious.

GiraldoItalian — A spear warrior. Also see Garrett and Gerard.

GirishHindu

GirraAboriginal — A creek, or a tree.

GirvanGaelic — The rough little one.

GiulioItalian — A Roman family name, possibly meaning youthful. Born in July.

GiuseppeItalian — Italian form of Joseph. God shall add.

GivonArabic — hill, heights

GladstoneOld English — A bright rock.

GladwinOld English — A bright or kind friend.

GlanvilleOld French — From the estate of Oak trees.

GlenGaelic/Welsh/Cornish — From the valley or glen. A boy or girl’s name.

GlendonGaelic — From the fortress it the glen.

Glenn — From the valley or glen.

GloverOld English — A glovemaker.

GlynGaelic/Welsh/Cornish — From the valley or glen.

GlynnGaelic/Welsh/Cornish — From the valley or glen.

GoddardOld English — Divinely brave or strong.

GodfreyTeutonic — God’s peace.

Godwin through Graham

GodwinOld English — A divine or good friend.

GoldingOld English — The son of the golden one.

GoliathHebrew — Revealing.

GomerHebrew/Old English — Hebrew: Complete. Old English: Good and famous.

GomezSpanish — A man.

Gonzalo — From Shakespeare’s play The Tempest.

GopalSanskrit — The cowherd.

GordonScottish Gaelic — Triangular hill.

GordyScottish Gaelic — Triangular hill. From the name Gordon.

GoreOld English — From the triangular plot of ground.

GormanTeutonic — Blue-eyed.

GoronwyWelsh — A figure from Celtic mythology.

GorranCornish — A hero.

GottfriedGerman — Divinely peaceful. Also see Geoffrey.

GoughWelsh — Red-haired.

GovindaSanskrit — A cowherd, one who is good at finding cows.

GowerCeltic — Pure.

GradyIrish Gaelic — Illustrious, noble.

GraemeOld English — From the gravelly place or homestead. A common Scottish surname.

GrahamOld English — From the gravelly place or homestead. A common Scottish surname.